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McGuire Answers SOS

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Josh McGuire is the answer to the Broncos' SOS at hooker with the Kangaroo lock named in the number nine jersey for Thursday night's clash with South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

McGuire will move into the dummy half role where his high workrate will help him fill the gap left by the loss of Andrew McCullough to elbow ligament damage suffered against Melbourne Storm.

McCullough has made 312 tackles this season – the second-most in the NRL behind only Manly's Apisai Koroisau (317) – but McGuire is more than capable of filling the gap left by his fellow "Mc".

McGuire has played the role at international level for both Samoa and Australia, and stepped up after McCullough's injury last Friday night to make a game-high 34 tackles as well as running for team-high 129 metres.Kodi Nikorima will play off the bench, providing cover for McGuire when required.In-form Tevita Pangai will start at lock with McGuire's move to hooker, while Sam Tagataese returns to the bench.

Pangai's high-energy running, slick footwork and ability to offload have provided plenty of highlights already in 2018, and Broncos' fans will be looking forward to what he can bring to the number 13 jersey.

Another exciting youngster Jaydn Su'A retains his spot in the backrow with the long-term absence of Matt Gillett, while Anthony Milford and Jack Bird remain the halves pairing – with Milford taking the number six and Bird in the halfback jersey.